This Old Man

Steve Harley

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G D C G You gotta be a dreamer to unleash the inner man
Em C G And always have a way to beat the guessing
G D C G And if you couldn't swim, you had to do the best you can
Em C G That's what I took to be his blessing [Pre-chorus]
Am D C G And though the water may be deep and cold
Bm C G He always pushes harder to be kind
C D Yet on the morning after
Bm C When things have settled down [Chorus]
Em C No words express what he knows
Em C No palette paints his hand
Em C G No ordinary hero, this old man [Break]
G D C G
C D G [Verse 2]
G D C G Welcome to the carnivore who eats his fellow man
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Em C G Welcome to the land we call Britannia
G D C G Where everybody needs the kinda guy that takes a stand
Em C G You can't imagine life without him, can yer? [Pre-chorus]
Am D C G And though the water may be deep and cold
Bm C G He always pushes harder to be kind
C D Yet on the morning after
Bm C When things have settled down [Chorus]
Em C No words express what he knows
Em C No palette paints his hand
Em C G No ordinary hero, this old man [Break]
G D C G
C D G [Verse 3]
G D C G He got a certain rhythm and a sympathetic smile
Em C G He's always got a tale or two to hold ya
G D C G He'll barricade the roads when the others jump the stile
Em C G He'll always be the one, the local soldier [Pre-chorus]
Am D C G And though the water may be deep and cold
Bm C G He always pushes harder to be kind
C D Yet on the morning after
Bm C When things have settled down [Chorus]
Em C No words express what he knows
Em C No palette paints his hand
Em C G No ordinary hero, this old man
Em C No words express what he knows
Em C No palette paints his hand
Em C G No ordinary hero, this old man [Other]
G D C G
C D G
G D C G
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